Lincoln Drafted Fourth
UH's Lincoln picked fourth in MLB draft (Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle)
University of Houston junior righthander Brad Lincoln was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the fourth overall pick in today’s Major League Baseball amateur draft. Shortstop/pitcher Kyle Drabek of The Woodlands was selected with the No. 18 pick by the Philadelphia Phillies.
Lincoln, the Conference USA pitcher of the year, becomes the highest drafted player ever for the UH program. Previously, pitchers Ryan Wagner (No. 14 by Cincinnati) and Brad Sullivan (No. 25 by Oakland) were first-round picks in 2003. Lincoln was the Cougars’ ace pitcher this season with a 12-2 record and 1.69 ERA with 152 strikeouts in 127.2 innings of work. He also registered a career-high 11-game winning streak that ended Friday against Wichita State in the NCAA Tournament.
Lincoln was also one of the Cougars’ top sluggers, posting a .295 batting average with 14 home runs and a team-leading 53 RBIs. He helped lead the team to a 39-22 record and a second place finish in C-USA behind crosstown rival Rice.
It was a real pleasure watching Brad Lincoln on Fridays this past season. He had great stuff almost every game, and he was just unflappable. And now, he's about to be a few million bucks richer.
The Coogs' season sort of ended with a thud in that Norman regional (when the Coogs should have been hosting, grrr!), but this good news for Brad Lincoln sort of takes the sting out of that just a little. Nice job, BL.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 06/06/06 22:12 | Sports | Technorati
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Speaking of thud and grrr!, sometimes hosting doesn't help, as the Horns proved last weekend.
Posted by another precinct chair @ 08:32 on 06/07/06
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